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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-13
Chancery Sale of Land,

j. W. orumley and as Admir- In In the H Chan,
Willie Crumley, ct al Jonesboro Tenn.
Pursuant to the decree of the Court at its May
term, 1887 in the above cause l will on Monday
the 18th day of November 1887 sell at public out.
cry to the highest bidder at the Court House
door in Jonesboro on a credit of six and twelve
months in bar of the equity of redemption the
lot or parcel of land mentioned and described
in the pleadings and said decree and ordered
to be sold, situated in the town of Johnson City,
in the 9th Civil District of Washington County
and adjoining the property of s. H. Hale and
Jacob McNees, and the E r. V. & G. r. r. Co.
and containing about --- of an acre.
Notes with approved security will be requir-
ed THE purchaser for the purchase money in
equal installments and lien retained on the
land therefor until fully paid.
A, B. BOWMAN. C. I'M.
BY W. F. YOUNG, D. C. an.
This Oct, 10TH 1887.
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NONRESIDENT NOTICE.

ADDIE Quinn. ! In the Chancery
We Court at Jonesboro,
w. { Washington County,
JACOB V. Quinn. Tennessee.
1t appearing from the allegation of
compliments bill which is sworn to
that the defendant, Jacob V. Quinn, is
a non-residentof this State, it is order
ed by me that publication be made, as
required by law for four successive
weeks in the COMET" a newspaper
published in the town of Johnson City,
in said County, notifying said non-res-
ident defendant to appear before said
Chancery Court at the Court House in
Jonesboro on the fourth Monday Of
November next and make defense to
said bill or the allegations thereof will
be taken for confessed and this cause
set for hearing exparte as to him.
This Sept. 30th, 1887.
A. B. BOWMAN, G. & NJ.
By w. T. Young, d. G, e. NJ.
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Water Works.

Mr.. Fleming, president of the Char
lotte Water Works Company, will be
in the city next Monday. The com
pany he represents has secured the
exclusive right to supply Johnson
City with water and his business here
next week is to make arrangements to
begin work at once.
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Circulating Library.

Messrs. Bell & Crowell have estab.
lished circulating library and for
one dollar paid in advance, each
month, you can get the use of any
novel in their store. They will have
a new stock of popular novels next
week,
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j. w. Hunter & Bro. invite the pub
lie to call around and see their ele-
giant line of carpets. They carry in
stock samples of thirty varieties OF car
pets from the cheapest to the finest.
Their prices are lower than any other
house in the city and they guarantee
satisfaction.
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On Friday Dist inst. at Flag Pond
Institute, Unicoi County, will hold
a.teachers institute. All the teachers
Of this, Unicoi, and adjacent coun ties
and all friends to education are res
pectfully solicited to attend.
Oct 18th 1887. g. Il. SwADLEY
Co. Supt.
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single barrel
A large and handsome line of rib
bons Of all shades and grades at
kirkpatrick & Co.
Chritaman, the jeweler, is agent for
the light running domestic sewing
machine.
A dwelling belonging to J, 0, Rice,
at Morristown, was destroyed by fire
Sunday evening.
A large stock of boots and shoes
will be here in few days for
Christian, Hoss & Hodge.
Lamars rock crystal spectacles and
eye glasses are the best, for sale only
by F.M Critzman, the jeweler.
Mr.. Rob't G. Hunter leaves for At
lanta Friday morning, in the interest
of the Baptist cause of johnson City,
Tenn.
Still crowding them in and more to
follow at once. That new goods at is
the Christian, Hoss & Hodges.
The nobbiest suits and overcOats in
the city at W. w Kirkpatrick's One
Price Clothing Store.
Dress weights at
j. i, Crumley & Co.
Chancellor Smith has moved from
Elizabethton to Jonesboro, and DR..
Gibson has moved from Joneboro to
Elizabethton.
G. G. Seaver has Just received a
large stock of double and single bar
relied breech and muzzle-loading shot
guns. Can suit you in price,
The latest in neckwear at w. w.
Kirkpatrick's One Price Clothing
Store.
A hint to the wise is sufficient so al
ways buy your goods from
Staples & Strains,
A young man by the name OF Webb
was killed by blast near Speer's Fer
ry last Friday, while at work on the
S. A. & 0. r. R.-Courier
w. w. kirkpatrick, the One Price
Clothier, will save you money on any
thing in his line.
A big line Of shoes all styles and
qualities, prices to suit the public at
Staples & Strains.
Mrs, Bette Reeder, OF jacksonville
Ky, arrived in the city this morning
and will spend some time with hel
niece, Mrs S. H. Toy.
Kirkpatrick & Co. has just received
one of the largest and cheapest line
OF cloaks and jackets that ever was in
the city.
It's sight on the green earth to see
them new goods at
Christian, Hoss & Hodges.
The Milligan base ball club came
IN last Monday and were defeated by
the Johnson City team. The score
was % to 90. They play again next
Monday at Milligan,
A new lot of casimers, tricots, ladies
cloth, jersey cloth, silks and all thing.
nice in ladies dress goods, at
Christian, Hoss 4 Hodges.
| You will find a nice line of car
pets at kirkpatrick & Co. in tapestry
ingram, cotton and Hemp. They ar,
cheap
Tinted leads are the best, and by ia
the cheapest paints ever sold, W.
warrant them to give perfect satisfac
ton. For sale by Mcfarland
Evans & Hurst are receiving thei
new fall stock of dry goods, notions
boots, shoes and hats Don't fail t,
call on them.
Gums!
Headquarters for imported breerl
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John Hobson and wife, of Bristol,
are visiting in the city.
Evans q Hurst are willing to live
and let live. Call on them for any
thing you mead and save money.
Miss Maud Caldwell returned to
Bristol last Saturday evening after
spending several days with her sister
Mrs. NJ. A. Mcfarland.
Kirkpatrick & Co. has just received
one of the largest and cheapest lines
jersies ever brought to the city. Call
and see.
Washington College, has enrolled
100 students, % from Va. and w. Va,
so males and 50 females. This is an
increase of 80 pupils on the first
month over last year.
All coIors saxony yarns anu zeph-
yrs at j, f. Crumley & Co.'S.
Mr.. j. E. Crandall and Mrs. Gran
dali, Misses Jennie and Stacy Crum-
ley, and Messrs ]. +. and SIS. Crum-
ley, Jas, Martin and Chas. Long left
Monday night for Atlanta.
Anything you need can be had at
Evans & Hursts as cheap or cheaper
than any other house in the city.
Mr. J. T. Brattin is visiting his
family at Meadow View, Va. He asks
us to state to his creditors here that
he will pay their accounts soon il he
does not return.
There is one of the largest stocks OF
casimers, jeans, aanuels, cashmeres,
brocades, ginghams and calicoes at
kirkpatrick Co. that is in town Call
and see.
The East Tennessee conference OF
the A. NJ. f. church, colored, met in
annual assembly last week at Chatta-
nooga. The next conference will
meet at Johnson City,
Buy the Acme Pure Tinted Lead al
McFarland's Drug Store. 1t is the
best and cheapest goods in the world
any one can add the oil to it.
DR.. Wakefield, of West Virginia
has decided to locate in Johnson City
He is a graduate of n Baltimore Den.
tai College and comes well RECON-
mended. He will fit up an Office
over Will Patton's store.
Remember that Staples & Strain
the leading spot cash merchants, have
just received big lot of both course
and fine shoes which they expect t
sell at rock bottom prices Don't fai
to give them a call, you viii save mon
ey by so doing.
Mr. Nj, T. Smith and family, O
Lynchburg, arrived in the city Tues
day morning. Mr.. Smith comes to tax,
charge of the tobacco works. The,
will occupy P, G. Hoss new residenc,
ON Watauga Avenue.
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and others, say that Staples & Strain
will sell you goods cheaper than any
other house in town, come around and
he convinced.
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Oh! Where Shall Rest he Pound

Buy your goods of Staples & Strain
and you will always rest easy on that
score
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-13

Headquarters for imported breech
leaders at C. X. Lide e. Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-13

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss she chung to Castoria
When she had Children she gave them CastOria
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-13
10 Advertisers.

MENT is TO RECEIVE MORE THAN ONE
INSERTION.
special Notice.
We do notfurnish advertisers a copy
Of THE COMET free
All local advertisements will be pub
Iished until ordered discontinued.
Go to w. w. kirkpatrick for cloth
ing and gents furnishing goods.
Piece goods at
j. +. Crumley & Co.
Those new styles in brown straw
are just superb Mrs. Hodgson.
Mr.. Willis Collins, of Paris, Ill.,, is
visiting Capt. R. X Collins.
w. w. Kirkpatrick's is the only One
Price Clothing Store in the city.
Go to Evans & Hurst for boots and
shoes.
Come and see the silk plush hats,
Also those straw tobogans,
Mrs. Hodgson.
Stonewarc at Staples & Strain,
Mr.. I. A. Faw and wife have re-
turned from Taylorsyille,
Yarn at j. f. Crumley 4 Cos.
Take your dried fruit to
Evans e. Hurst.
cent calico guaranteed not to fade
at Staples & Strain.
McFarlands City Drug Store is head
quarters for Paints, Oil and Glass,
Overcoats in any style and price at
w. w. Kirkpatrick's.
Miss Laura Tinsley, of Horace, ILL.,,
is visiting Mrs. S. T. Harris.
Embroidery and knitting silks at
J. F. Crumley & Co.'S
A large lot of 10 cent box paper just
received at McFarland's
Large stock of silver ware at
Chrit2man, the jeweler
The Southern Baptist Convention
meets at Jonesboro the 18th inst.
Big line shawls cheap at
kirkpatrick & Co.
Watches and clocks and jewelry at
Chritzman, the jeweler.
Upholstery lelts in various shades
for sale by Christian, Hoss & Hodge.
Births.-Last night, the wife of j. G..
Hodgson, Of son.
G. L. Odom is able to be out after a
long spell Of sickness.
A mmamoth stock comforts and
blankets at Kirkpatrick & Co.
Price white lead, oil and glass at
McFarland's Drug Store before buy
ing
Game bags, powder, shot and shells
at G. X. Lide & Co.
], w. Crumley has moved his Office
to the second floor of his new build.
ing.
Go to G. G. Seaver for Hardware
and Builders material, hewill not be
under sold.
Any thing wanted in the jewelry
or watch and clock line go to Chritz,
man under the sign Of the big ring.
Trimmings, Tips and Wings, rib
bons are all Of the latest,
Mrs. Hodgson.
Dr. Geo, H. Berry has moved his
dental Office over Kirkpatrick's cloth,
ing store.
A large stock silks, velvets and vel
vetteens in all shades cheap at
Kirkpatrick & Co.
Rold plate watches and chains al
cost for the next 80 days at
/ N. Becker's.
G. G. Seaver will sell you Pure Lin
seed oil and the best brands of Paints
Cheaper than the cheapest.
The rate to Atlanta from johnson
City has been changed from $3.50 tt
$3.50 and tickets are good to return
until the 25th
&C. Seaver has just received 10C
kegs of Old Dominion Steel Nail
which he will sell at rock bottom pr
ces.
We have about 10000 feet of floor
ing consigned us for sale, price 20,0C
per 1000 cash on delivery.
], @. FURNITURE Co.
A mammoth stock of shoes and boot
at Kirkpatrick & Co. cheaper thai
ever before.
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NOTICE.
Sale Of Valuable Lands at
Auction.
By w. F. Young, D. c, & N

DY virtue OF the power and au-
ID thority in me vested under the
award OF the arbltrators in the mat
ter OF the settlement OF the estates OF
Francis Williams, deceased, and Edna
Williams, deceased, and the matters
of difference between Matilda Will
liams and her son Isaac Williams.
l will on Saturday the Odd day of
October, 1887, as special commissioner
and trustee sell at public cutlery to the
highest bidder, upon the premises, the
tract of land mentioned and describ-
ed in said award and directed to be
sold by me, to-wit; the tract OF
land assigned to Edna Williams in
the report of commissioners, affirmed
in said award, situated in the 9th Civ
il District OF Washington County,
adjoining the lands of VIM. Gibson,
G. w. Smith and others and contain
ing about rs acres with improvements
thereon.
TERMS.
Said land will be sold on a credit of
six months. Note with personal Sc
curity required Of the purchaser for
the purchase money and a lien re-
tanned on the land therefor until full
ly paid. This September 26, 1887.
A. B. BOWMAN.
Snecial Commissioner.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-13

Guns at Baltimore and New York
prices at G. X. Lide & Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-13
Gums! Guns!! Gmne!.!

Go to G. X. Lide & Co. for fire
breech loading shot gun, double or
single barrel.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-13
THE COMET.

subscription price, one year, slips.
emo rs.
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All local advertisements will be pub
lished until ordered discontinued
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MRS. ]. G. HODGSON,
-MILLINER--

Rankin Block, Johnson City.
Has opened at the above place pretty stock
OF SPRING Millinery, Hats and Bonnets
in felts, Ashakrone and straw. White and col
ored Frames In all varties, Tips Lamp kius
Velveteens, Ribbons and 0rnameis, for Trim
mtngs
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-13

Mr. Nj. T. Smith and family, Of
Lynchburg, arrived in the city Tues
day morning. Mr.. Smith comes to take
charge of the tobacco works. They
will occupy p. G. Hoss new residence
ON Watauga Avenue.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-30

The publishers say: "There is no
longer sufficient support in Eureka to
justify daily publication. We can
not publish daily paper in a weekly
town." Eureka formerly had over
$4,000 .nhabitaats; but its population
has dwindled down to less than 5000.
Mrs. NJ. Kelley, u widow recently
from Virginia City New, has bought the
RoncaRlion store, on Main street, two
doors above the postoffice, in this city,
and will keep constantly on hand
well'sel-cted stock of vegetables,
fruit, candy, nuts. cigars and smokers
articles. Mrs. Kelley is a sister-in
law of Dan. Reillev, the ex Secretary
OF the Bullion Miners Union.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-30
BURNED BY ELECTRICITY.
A Workingman Terribly Mutiiated by
a Broken Telephone Wire-His Hands
Burned To the Bone.


The following is Published in orde,
that parents may thereby be led te
teach their children that they mus
never, under any circumstances, touch
n telephone, telegraph, or electric
light wire:
LINCOLN, NEB Sept. PA work
ingman named Smith was terrib!,
nutilated here in remarkable man
ner last evening on o street, at the
corner of Ninth. Hanging from q
telegraph pole, and lying along the
ground for a distance WAS a broken
telephone wire, which had in some
manner become crossed or in con.
nection with one of the electric light
wires. AS Smith was passing along
the street he saw the wire burning,
aud attracted by the strange appear.
anre, and not realizing what it WAS,
took hold Of it to examine it. The
shock he received was terrific, and
his shrieks brought hundreds to the
street. He could not loosen his no
on the wire, aud it burned his hands
to the hone. In his writings and
contortons the charged wire came in
contact with his head, burning out
one of his ewes and laying the side OF
his face open. Wherever it struck
his body it cut like knife.
A bystander, realizing the peril of
he man, ran to him and grabbed him
to pull him from the wire. but by the
shock he received when he came in
contact with the body of the man he
was knocked 10 feet into tte street
and utterly Frustrated, 30 that it was
feared he was killed. Bv this time
the electricity had either burned the
man, Smith, loose from the wire. or
he had succeeded in his struggles in
breaking away. He was picked up
and carried into an adjoining r-stau-
rant, and half-dozen physicians sum.
moned. The man presented a hor.
rih!c appearance, and despite the
physicians efforts to put him under
morphine, he shrieked and writhed in
the agony he suffered until taken to
the hospital.
The current passing along the main
electric light wires is sufficiently pow
erful to kill an army; and they can
not be safely touched with anything
but wood, paper, or some other non.
conductor.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-30
Brace Tn.

You are feeling depressed, your appe-
tite is poor, you are bothered with head
ache, you are fidgetty, nervous, and gen.
orally out of sorts. and want to brace up.
brace up, but not with stimulants, spring
medicines, or bitters, which have for
their basis very cheap, bad whisky, and
which stimulate you for an hour, and
then leave you in worse con ition than
before. What yon want is an Alternative
that will purify your blood, start healthy
action of liver and kidneys, restore your
vitality, and give renewed health and
strength. Ssch a medicine you will find
in Electric Bitters, and only so cents a
bottle at j. A. Rupert's drug store.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-30

sumption; having found it to be all tina,
you claim for it, desire to testify to it,
virtue. My friends to whom 1 have rec
commended it, praise it at every oppor-
nnity." DR.. Kings New Discover, for
consumption Is guaranteed to cure coughs
colds, bronchitis, asthma, Group and
every affection Of throat, chest and lungs.
Trial bottles free at J. A. Rupert's drug
store. Large size 81 90.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-30
HEADWATERS OF HE SACRAMENTO
Mrs. Bradley's COntr bntiOn to the
Fair-A Magnificent Gift.

r0iE-A MASnlucenV Gl1t.
Mrs Bradley, the well-known arts,
of this city, has contributed a work
of art which should prove the lead
ing attraction of the coming Fair for
the benefit of tho library of the Hal
ley public school. It is a painting,
in oil, of the "Headwaters of the
Sacramento" taken from the litho-
graph published in the West Shore,
some months ago. It is a sunset
scene in early summer, which afford.
ed Mrs. Bradley a good opportunity,
and which she has made the most o., ]
for delicate shade and light effects.
The picture is so realistic that q
looker-on almost hears the splashing
OF the mountain torrent, feels the
GOODNESS Of the grateful shade, and
smells the fragrance of the pines, as
we'll as he sees the reflection of the
departing orb of day upon the snowy
SUBMITS of the distant Siskiyous.
The painting is quite large, being
24x36 without the frame, and required
over six weeks of almost constant
work from the artist.
The exceedingly elegant and ex.
pensive frame was contributed by
E. A. White, aud the whole consti.
tutes really muniicent gift.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-30
A C0mstOck COnundrum.

Virginia New Chronicls.l
DR.. Chapman to reporter-"What
is the difference between the crew OF
the Volunteer and u boy running
barefoot through Geld Of this,les?'
Reporter-"Give it up"
DR.. Chapman-"The boy wants to
keep the Thistle out of his toe, and
the Volunteer wants to keep it in its
tow"
The Doctor fortunately went home
without any serious injury.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-30
NEW TODAY.

"0DT FOR ALL. $50 q week and &
un,N penses paid. Outnt worth IS snt
particulars free.
sSowSt P.o. VICKERY. Augusta, Ne.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-30
Photography.

When you want photographs, &c
to Ahlstrom-Ap practical Photographic,
that will give you good results. In
structions given to amateurs and those
wishing to become professionals. Cor
ner of Bullion and FRS. avenue,
HALEY, Idaho. olm6
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-30
Notice of Final Proof.
LAND OfrIcR At HAiL4Y. IDAno.t
8eptein her "a. lR07.

September %, 1887.
l. oeorRe Nichois, OF HALEY. Idano VINO MADE
the Lot and SE x Sw \ Sec aud Lot 1 and NE
NV 4 Sec IS TIP IN. IS East. do hereby give
tce of my mention to make final proof to estab.
fish my claim to the land shove deser bed, aud
that expect Ia prove my residence AMI cuitiva-
ton before the Register and the Receiver at
HALEY. Idaho. on October 81. 1857 by two OF tho
following Witnesses: ]. l. @ Smith. Joseph Bead,
Peter Moves, and Thomas remple-sn Of HALEY.
Idsbo.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-30
Most Excellent.

il. Atkins, Chief of Police Knoxville,
Tenn, writes: "My family and | are
beneficiaries of your most excellent med
icine, Or. Kings New Discovery for con-
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-30
THE SCHOOL FAIR.
A Request to the Ladies' Who Iuteud "a
Contribute.

Will the ladies preparing articles
for the fair, Tuesday and wednesday
OF next week, kindly send them in, As
soon As convenient? Send to Mrs. J.
NJ. Burkett, or Mrs. J. A. Rupert. Will
the donors kindly place value upon
their donations?
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-30

JUDGE CooNs, Of Maysville, Ken
lucky, says that DR.. Williams Indian
Pile Ontment cured him after years
OF suffering. sp20yl.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-30

A carefully prepared blank form,
for sale at this Office. Price: Is cents
each, 81 per dozen. 81 per 400.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-30

For TWENTY YEARS DIR. Williams
Indian Pile Ointment has been the
Standard Pile remedy of the world.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-30

Fall and Winter Dress Patterns.
Friedman has just received a guam.
tity Of choice Fall and Winter Dress
Patterns.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-30

~Locat,on notices, for both lode
and placer claims, for sale ut the
TIMRs office.